horsepower question?

[lgonzalez_1986]

how much horsepower can our stock transmissions take before having to upgrade it?

 

[rmar]

how much horsepower can our stock transmissions take before having to upgrade it?

That my friend is like asking: how many licks does it takes to get to the tootsie pop center........:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[87GNSteve]

245 hp.
That's what the factory engine had and the trannys still burned the 3rd gear clutch plates in about 30,000 miles.

 

[lgonzalez_1986]

that fast huh? so if who ever owned my car and upgraded it, might of done something to the transmission lets hope so!! i will ask the transmission guys thanks!

 

[lgonzalez_1986]

r mar is that your company on your sig... or do you just work there?

 

[rmar]

r mar is that your company on your sig... or do you just work there?

Yep and Yep. I stopped production about 6-8 months ago and put it up for sale.......U want to buy it?????:biggrin:

 

[lgonzalez_1986]

why did you stop? and i dont know nothing about that type of bussiness, sorry!

 

[rmar]

Evidently I don't either.....:biggrin: 10 yrs. and 30 million parts later, I'm tired of the manufacturing business up/down up/down.

 

[lgonzalez_1986]

do you still do similar work? or you just decided to give up!

 

[rmar]

do you still do similar work? or you just decided to give up!

I will be in the future. For fun and mad $$$$.

 

[Pronto]

Just about every TB I know of had a slipping stock tranny by low 12s/high 11s.:frown:

 

[SHADOWII]

went thru,,,,

2 while under warranty, and that was w/only a K&N and an 3" exhaust. rest was stock. Both times while hitting passing gear to go around slower traffic.